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quadruped
1. An animal that has four feet. Usually a reference to mammals, and excluding four-footed reptiles.
2. Belonging to, connected with, or appropriate to four-footed animals.
2. Belonging to, connected with, or appropriate to four-footed animals.
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ped-, pedi-, -pedal, -ped, -pede, -pedia
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quadri-, quadra-, quad-, quadru-
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(Latin: foot, feet; people often see this ped element in other words. When people refer to "pedal extremities", they mean "feet". When anyone pushes the pedals of a bicycle, it is done with the feet. A pedestrian must use the feet for walking. A quadruped has four feet while a centipede has "100 feet"; or a large number of them because it may be impossible to count all of them.)